The municipality of Jasper is located within a national park, making for a unique situation regarding land ownership and planning.
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The Jasper fire reinforces the risks that climate change and related extreme weather events pose to Canada’s world heritage sites.
As communities are exposed to wildfire smoke more regularly and over longer durations year after year, it is critical to consider what these changing exposure patterns mean for our long-term health.
Fire events, like the one which has destroyed much of Jasper, will only get worse in a warming world. Canada needs a national wildfire strategy to meet these challenges.
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Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies & Director, CIFAL York, York University, Canada
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Fellow, Queen's Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada